Wife and I took this cruise w/son and his family. We had experienced the Southern Caribbean on another Royal ship with no problems. We sailed from Fort Lauderdale.

We knew it was an older ship but we were surprised how run down things were. This had to be the smallest balcony room we ever had. Air vent was full of dust. Furniture was dilapidated and should have been thrown in a dump before this cruise. All over the ship smelled like a high school gym locker room. Bar didn't have requested liquor. This was on first day.

The show times were the earliest ever encountered. 6:30p and 8:30p. Never saw a show as dinner was 7p and always took 21/2 hrs. Read more